JP2015531638A - Toy assembly set - Google Patents

Abstract

A toy assembly set comprising a first assembly element and a second assembly element. The first assembly element is provided with a first-type hinge part, and the second assembly element is provided with a second-type hinge part, the first-type hinge part and the second-type hinge part. The hinge portion of the first element and the hinge portion of the second element are complementarily configured to be releasably interconnectable, thereby forming a hinge joint between the assembly elements Thus, the assembly elements can rotate relative to each other about a common hinge axis defined in the hinge joint. The toy assembly set further includes at least one third assembly element having a third type hinge portion, the third type hinge portion comprising the first element hinge portion and the third element hinge portion. The second part hinge part and the third part hinge part are provided with tooth parts so that they can be interconnected with each other. [Selection] Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a toy assembly set including a first assembly element and a second assembly element. The first assembly element is provided with a first type of hinge part, and the second assembly element is provided with a second type of hinge part. The first type hinge portion and the second type hinge portion are configured to be complementary such that the hinge portions of the first and second elements can be releasably interconnected, thereby providing a hinge. The part forms a hinged joint between the assembly elements. Thereby, the assembly elements can rotate relative to each other about a common hinge axis defined in the hinge joint. The toy assembly set further comprises at least one third assembly element having a third type of hinge portion. The third type of hinge portion is configured in a complementary manner so that the hinge portions of the first and third elements can be interconnected.

  Currently, in some embodiments, a toy assembly set is known in which an element provided with a hinge portion functions to assemble a structure with a hinge function.

  Thus, the hinge portion of a known toy assembly set is configured for a specific purpose, such as providing an option that allows two assembly elements to be oriented at any angle relative to each other. . An example of this is known from Patent Document 1 or Patent Document 2. Patent Document 1 or Patent Document 2 both disclose an assembly system including an assembly element provided with a hinge portion suitable for interconnecting two elements by a hinge. Thus, this assembly set has two different hinge types, both allowing the assembly elements to be angled at any angle relative to each other.

  U.S. Pat. No. 6,057,059 teaches another toy assembly set comprising an assembly element provided with a hinge portion suitable for interconnecting the two elements by a hinge. The assembly set has at least two different hinge types. According to this toy assembly set, with a small number of sub-parts, a hinge connection portion that can be angled at an arbitrary angle and another hinge connection portion that can easily occupy a plurality of discrete angular positions. It is possible to build both.

UK Patent Application No. 2,288,551 International Publication No. 2012/089218 Danish Patent No. 174710

  The object of the present invention is to provide a toy assembly set of the kind described above. This allows the construction of different hinge features that provide different holding forces on the hinge joint with a small number of sub-parts, thereby ensuring the position of a given angle of the hinge, but still building the hinge feature It is easy to interconnect the two hinge parts towards

  This is achieved by the provision of teeth on both the second and third mold hinges according to the subject matter described above.

  Thus, according to the present invention, it is achieved that it is possible to assemble both hinge connections that can occupy a plurality of given discrete angular positions by the use of a small number, in principle, different elements. Also, as a further advantage of this, in a given configuration where it is desired to change the hinge structure from one that can be fixed at any angle with greater holding force, a component assembly that simply has a hinge. It is assumed that only one of the is exchanged. This means that it is easier for the user to change the functional parts in a given toy assembly set.

  According to an embodiment of the present invention, the complementary hinge parts are configured such that at least one of the hinge parts is forcibly elastically deformed by the interconnection or separation of the hinge parts, respectively. It is configured.

  According to an embodiment of the present invention, the first-type hinge portion includes two female flanges disposed adjacent to each other at a distance from each other, and each of the two female flanges includes the two female flanges. Having a generally flat female side facing toward the corresponding female side of the other female flange of the flanges, whereby the two female flanges form a space defined by the female side; The female sides are essentially parallel and are oriented perpendicular to the common hinge axis.

  According to an embodiment of the present invention, the second mold hinge portion and the third mold hinge portion form two substantially flat and mutually parallel male sides, the male sides being Is insertable between the two female side surfaces of the two female flanges of the first type hinge portion, the female side surface of the first type hinge portion and the hinge portion of the second type A shaft pin and a shaft hole, which are complementary to each other, are formed on the male side of the shaft, and the shaft pin and the shaft hole define the hinge axis when the hinge portions are interconnected. This achieves that the male part abuts the female side face to ensure that the hinge joint is not likely to capsize unintentionally.

  According to an embodiment of the present invention, the female side surface of the first mold hinge portion, the male side surface of the second mold hinge portion, and the male side surface of the third mold hinge portion Is configured with complementary teeth and protrusions that engage each other when the hinges are interconnected, the teeth and protrusions interconnecting the two hinges If configured, they are configured to engage with each other.

  According to an embodiment of the present invention, the female side surface has a protrusion, the male side surface has a complementary tooth portion, and when the two hinge portions are interconnected, the protrusion portion and the tooth. The parts can be engaged with each other.

  According to an embodiment of the present invention, the tooth portion of the second type hinge portion and the tooth portion of the third type hinge portion are formed by a plurality of teeth positioned in a transverse direction from each male side surface. Configured and the teeth are oriented toward the common hinge axis.

  According to an embodiment of the present invention, the third hinge part includes a power transmission unit, and the third hinge part and the power transmission unit have a mutual coupling stud and a complementary coupling part, Thereby, the hinge part and the power transmission unit can be interconnected.

  According to an embodiment of the present invention, the third type hinge part has a second group of teeth, and the power transmission unit is a complementary protrusion of the second group of teeth. One or more of the parts. This provides a ratchet function and an increased holding force at a given position.

  According to an embodiment of the present invention, the tooth portion of the third type hinge portion has teeth of a given shape and height arranged in the circular power transmission unit, the teeth being The power transmission unit can be held in a given position.

  According to an embodiment of the present invention, the first group of teeth on the side of the male part of the second type hinge part and the first side of the male part side of the third type hinge part. The group of teeth includes teeth of a given shape and height, and the protrusion of the female flange can engage between the teeth when two complementary hinges are interconnected. it can.

  According to an embodiment of the present invention, the first group of teeth on the side of the male part of the second type hinge part and the first side of the male part side of the third type hinge part. The teeth of this group are arranged in a circle centered on the common hinge axis of the two interconnected assembly elements.

  According to an embodiment of the present invention, the tooth portion of the second type hinge portion extends over an arc of more than 90 degrees, preferably more than 180 degrees.

  According to an embodiment of the present invention, the tooth portion of the second type hinge portion is more numerous than the tooth portion of the third type hinge portion to achieve different discrete angle settings. It is composed of teeth.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a first assembly element having a first type hinge portion. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a second assembly element having a second type of hinge portion. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a third assembly element having a third type hinge portion without a power transmission unit. It is a perspective view of a power transmission unit. FIG. 6 shows a third assembly element interconnected with a power transmission unit.

  Now, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.

  The present invention relates to a toy assembly set including a first assembly element 10 and a second assembly element 20. The first assembly element 10 and the second assembly element 20 can be interconnected, thereby obtaining a hinge function. The toy assembly set further comprises at least one third assembly element 30, which can be interconnected with the first assembly element 10 with the intention of obtaining another hinge function.

  The first assembly element 10 has a hinge part 19. The hinge part 19 is releasably interconnectable with the hinge part 19 of the first assembly element and the hinge part 29 of the second assembly element 20 / the hinge part 39 of the third assembly element 30. Complementarily configured so that they form a hinge joint between the assembly elements. Thereby, the assembly elements can rotate relative to each other about a common hinge axis defined in the hinge joint.

  The complementaryly configured hinge portions are configured such that at least one of them is forcibly elastically deformed by each interconnection or separation of the hinge portions.

  FIG. 1 shows a first type of assembly element 10 provided with a first type of hinge part 19 which includes two substantially parallel female flanges 12 in parallel. Two female flanges 12 extend from the assembly element 10 at a mutual distance. A shaft hole 14 is formed on each side of the female flange 12 facing the parallel female flange 12.

  The two female flanges 12 are arranged next to each other at a distance from each other, and each of the two female flanges 12 has a substantially flat female side surface 13, and the female side surface 13 is the other of the two female flanges 13. Facing the corresponding female side 13. Thereby, the two female flanges 12 form a space delimited by the female side surface 13, which female flanges 13 are substantially parallel and oriented at right angles to a common hinge axis. ing.

  The second-type hinge portion 29 and the third-type hinge portion 39 are constituted by male portions 21 and 31 including a single male flange or two male flanges. On the male flange, the two male sides 23, 33 are positioned so that they are oriented opposite to each other.

  Usually, the male flange is fixed to the assembly element at one end.

  The hinge part 29 of the second assembly element shown in FIG. 2 includes a male part 21 having two parallel male side surfaces 23, the male part 21 being simply shown in FIG. It has a width that allows it to be inserted just between the female flanges 12 of the assembly element 10.

  By inserting the male part 21 between the two female flanges 12, the two female flanges are elastically biased away from each other, and then the shaft pin 22 of the male part 21 is shown in FIG. The shaft hole 14 is penetrated. Thereby, it is achieved that the shaft pin 22 is able to rotate in the shaft hole 14, thereby forming a hinge function with a common hinge axis.

  In order to facilitate the insertion of the male part 21 between the two female flanges 12, a guide 15 is provided on the female flange 21 shown in FIG. These guides are configured such that the shaft pin 22 can move within these frustoconical guides 15, but the width or depth of the guide is determined by the shaft pin 22 at the root of the truncated cone. A certain elastic deformation of the two female flanges 12 inevitably occurs when the shaft pin 22 is biased into the shaft hole 14 through the guide 15 so that it is less than the maximum width of It is supposed to happen.

  Therefore, the hinge part 29 of the second assembly element is provided with the tooth part 25 as shown in FIG.

  The first hinge portion 19 includes an elongated protrusion 16 on the side of each of the two female flanges 12 that extends transversely to the axis of the hinge portion and faces the parallel female flange.

  The second hinge portion includes complementary teeth 25 to provide a retention force that allows the protrusion to engage the teeth, thereby allowing the assembly element to be held in a given angular position. Can be done.

  The teeth 25 of the second type hinge part 29 have teeth of a given shape and height so that when two complementary hinge parts are interconnected, the first hinge part 19 Projecting portion 16 can engage these teeth.

  The teeth of the second type of hinge part 29 are configured in a circular shape centered on a common hinge axis, and the teeth are connected to complementary protrusions on the female side when the two hinge parts are interconnected. It extends so that it can be notched.

  The teeth of the second assembly element 20 extend over an arc of more than 90 degrees, preferably more than 180 degrees.

  FIG. 3 shows a third mold assembly element 30 having a third mold hinge 39 including two cylindrical flanges 43, 47. A first cylindrical flange 47 oriented coaxially with the hinge axis shared by the assembly elements can engage a coupling portion in the form of a flange collar 45 of the power transmission unit 40 inside the cylindrical flange. It is comprised with the connecting stud 44 which is. The second cylindrical flange 43 having the smallest diameter extends beyond the first cylindrical flange 47, and the edge of the hole 41 positioned at the center of the power transmission unit 40 can abut the outside of the flange 43. It is supposed to be.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the third hinge portion 39 also includes a complementaryly configured tooth portion 35 such that the protrusion from the first assembly element engages the tooth portion. It has become possible.

  The tooth part 25 of the second type hinge part and the tooth part 35 of the third type hinge part are constituted by a plurality of teeth arranged in the transverse direction from the male side surfaces 23, 33. These teeth face towards a common hinge axis so that the protrusion 16 of the female flange 12 can engage one of the teeth 25, 35 of the male parts 21, 31. It has become.

  The protrusion 16 of the first element can be elongated, thereby facilitating the interconnection of the first assembly element and the third assembly element. Accordingly, the tooth portion 35 is self-positioned, and the two elongated hinge portions 19 and 39 can be interconnected at the same time when the elongated protrusion 15 and the tooth portion 35 are engaged with each other.

  The tooth portion 35 is disposed in the power transmission unit 40. The tooth part 25 of the second type hinge part 29 is constituted by a larger number of teeth than the tooth part 35 of the third type hinge part 39 in order to obtain different discrete angle settings.

  FIG. 4 shows a power transmission unit 40 configured as a disk with a hole positioned in the center. The hinge part 39 and the power transmission unit 40 have a coupling stud 44 and a complementary coupling part 45, respectively, so that the hinge part 39 and the power transmission unit 40 can be interconnected.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the teeth of the first group of the third type of hinge portion 29 are configured in a circle having a center on a common hinge axis, and the teeth include two hinge portions. When interconnected, they extend so as to be able to notch engage with complementary protrusions on the female side.

  The first group of teeth of the third type of hinge part 39 has teeth of a given shape and height arranged in the power transmission unit, the first assembly element and the third assembly element. The teeth are capable of holding the power transmission unit in a given position. On the other hand, the second group of teeth allows the two interconnected assembly elements to be angled at discrete angles with respect to each other.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the shape of the first-type tooth portion 35 is such that two adjacent tooth portions form a groove, and each tooth is substantially opposed and parallel to contact with the protruding portion 16. It is comprised so that it may have a contact surface. Thus, the tooth has two abutment surfaces that extend away from the rotational axis of the hinge shaft. These two abutment surfaces terminate away from the hinge axis in a pointed configuration. Thereby, the protrusion part 16 can engage with the tooth | gear part 35 more easily. This specially configured group of teeth thus counteracts the pivoting between the first assembly element and the power transmission unit.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the power transmission unit 40 is a self-contained circular unit.

  Referring to FIG. 3, the second group of teeth 37 of the third assembly element of the male part 31 cooperates with a complementary protrusion 38 of the power transmission unit 40, and the power transmission unit 40 and the third The hinge portions of the assembly elements can be pivoted relative to each other, whereby the first assembly element and the third assembly element can be angled at discrete angular positions relative to each other.

  This second group of teeth 37 is located in a circle around a common hinge axis and the teeth extend parallel to the hinge axis. This second group of teeth 37 and complementary protrusions 38 can produce a ratchet effect.

  The holding force of the hinge function at discrete angular positions is defined by the second group of teeth 37.

  The first group of teeth 35 of the third type of hinge part extends all the way as a circle centered on a common hinge axis.

  FIG. 4 shows the first group of teeth 35 of the power transmission unit 40.

  The second toy assembly element 20 or the third toy assembly element 30 can further include a hinge portion corresponding to the hinge portion 19 of the first assembly element 10. Thereby, it is possible to interconnect the assembly elements by means of a hinge function that continues in succession.

  The second assembly element is configured as a ladder and the third assembly element is configured as a jib arm. There is a crane hook at the end of the jib arm opposite to the hinge part 39 of the assembly element. The crane hook is configured with a male portion including a shaft pin that is interconnectable with the hinge portion of the jib arm corresponding to the hinge portion of the first assembly element. The female flange of the jib arm is configured with a shaft hole.

  Accordingly, it is possible to form hinges having different characteristics by combining the above three assembly elements shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3. Either a joint connection allowing substantially free mutual rotation of the two assembly elements relative to each other and an increased force to pivot the assembly elements relative to each other, or two A second joint that facilitates angling the assembly element to a plurality of mutually discrete angles can be formed.

Claims (14)

  A toy assembly set including a first assembly element and a second assembly element, wherein the first assembly element is provided with a first-type hinge portion, and the second assembly element includes a first assembly element. Two types of hinge portions are provided, the first type hinge portion and the second type hinge portion being the hinge portion of the first element and the hinge portion of the second element. Are reciprocally configured so that they can be releasably interconnected so that they form a hinge joint between the assembly elements, whereby the assembly elements are a common hinge axis defined in the hinge joint And the toy assembly set further comprises at least one third assembly element having a third type hinge portion, wherein the third type hinge portion comprises the third type hinge portion. The hinge of one element and the hinge of the third element. The second type hinge part (29) is provided with a tooth part (25), and the third type hinge part (39) ) Is provided with a tooth part (35) different from the tooth part of the hinge part (29) of the second type.   The hinge parts configured in a complementary manner are configured such that at least one of the hinge parts is forcibly elastically deformed by the interconnection or separation of the hinge parts, respectively. The toy assembly set according to claim 1.   The hinge portion of the first type includes two female flanges disposed adjacent to each other at a distance from each other, and each of the two female flanges corresponds to the other corresponding female side surface of the two flanges. The two female flanges form a space defined by the female side surface, the female side surface being essentially parallel to each other. The toy assembly set according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the toy assembly set is oriented at a right angle to the common hinge axis.   The second mold hinge portion and the third mold hinge portion form two substantially flat and mutually parallel male side surfaces, the male side surfaces being the first type hinge portion. The two female flanges can be inserted between the two female side surfaces, and the female side surface of the first mold hinge portion and the male side surface of the second mold hinge portion are complementary to each other. The shaft pin and the shaft hole are configured, and the shaft pin and the shaft hole define the hinge axis when the hinge portions are interconnected. The toy assembly set according to any one of the above.   The female side surface of the first type hinge portion, the male side surface of the second type hinge portion and the male side surface of the third type hinge portion are interconnected by the hinge portion. And are configured with complementary teeth and protrusions that engage with each other, and the teeth and protrusions are configured to engage with each other when the two hinge portions are interconnected. The toy assembly set according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the toy assembly set is provided.   The female side surface has a protrusion, the male side surface has a complementary tooth part, and when the two hinge parts are interconnected, the protrusion part and the tooth part can be engaged with each other. The toy assembly set according to claim 1, wherein the toy assembly set is provided.   The tooth part of the second type hinge part and the tooth part of the third type hinge part are constituted by a plurality of teeth positioned in a transverse direction from each male side surface, and the tooth is the common tooth. The toy assembly set according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the toy assembly set is directed toward a hinge shaft.   The third hinge part includes a power transmission unit, and the third hinge part and the power transmission unit have a mutual coupling stud and a complementary coupling part, whereby the hinge part and the power transmission unit are provided. The toy assembly set according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the unit can be interconnected.   The third-type hinge portion has a second group of teeth, and the power transmission unit has one or more of the complementary protrusions of the second group of teeth. The toy assembly set according to claim 8, wherein:   The tooth portion of the third type hinge portion has teeth of a given shape and height arranged on the circular power transmission unit, and the teeth bring the power transmission unit to a given position. The toy assembly set according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the toy assembly set is capable of being held.   The first group of teeth on the side of the male part of the second type hinge and the first group of teeth on the side of the male part of the third type hinge are: A tooth of a given shape and height, wherein the protrusion of the female flange is engageable between the teeth when two complementary hinges are interconnected. The toy assembly set according to any one of 10 above.   The first group of teeth on the side of the male part of the second mold hinge and the first group of teeth on the side of the male part of the third type hinge are: The toy assembly set according to any one of claims 1 to 11, characterized in that it is configured in a circular shape centered on the common hinge axis of two interconnected assembly elements.   The toy assembly set according to any one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that the tooth portion of the second type hinge portion extends over an arc of more than 90 degrees, preferably 180 degrees or more. .   The tooth part of the second type hinge part is constituted by a larger number of teeth than the tooth part of the third type hinge part in order to achieve different discrete angle settings. The toy assembly set according to any one of claims 1 to 13.

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